Jim Dietz
All-American Rowing Camps Olympian, esteemed Coach, former Vice Chair of USRowing, and co-Founder of All-American Rowing Camp
Jim is one of the sports true legends. He started rowing on Long Island Sound at the age of 16 and quickly rose into a national standout and rowed in his first Olympics in the summer of 1972. Since then Jim has been to 6 Olympics as a rower or coach, numerous World-Championships and has competed all around the world. Jim started his coaching career at the US Merchant Marine Academy and then moved to New London CT to coach the US Coast Guard Academy for 12 years. Jim was offered the Head Coach position at UMass-Amherst in 1994-95 and stayed for 24 years until retiring in 2019. Under Dietz's leadership the University of Massachusetts Minutewomen won 16 Atlantic 10 Championships, including 12 in a row between 1996 and 2007. Among other prominent achievements during Dietz's tenure were winning the San Diego Crew Classic in 1995, the Women’s Henley Regatta in England in 2003 and 16 Dad Vail Championships. Dietz leaves a legacy of Olympians, World Championship medalists, and numerous crew coaches and referees throughout the U.S.He has produced a full array of world level athletes and more coaches than any other coach in present day.